So is this comment racist.

[MovingTarget]

:music: We'll all feel better if we just admit.....we all are racist, a little bit... :music:

I'd say its more descriptive, with a bit of a tactless sense of humor tacked on. He was trying to make a joke based on what most perceive a rather accurate observation. It isn't racist to infer that a place on Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, anywhere, is either owned or frequented by Black Americans. Why? Because it is a rather overwhelming reality. Sure, there are exceptions, as in the case you pointed out, but you can't really deny that without any other information, he would have a large chance of being correct in his statement.

Racist? Probably not. Lame? Definitely.

 

[Corporate Thug]

doesn't sound racist to me but then again I'm very thick skinned when it comes to stuff like that.

 

[Chronoshock]

Is this the coworker who makes "subtle" sexual jokes at work?

 

[akshatp]

Originally posted by: paulxcook
Any time you have to ask "is x racist", you probably need to chill out and stop looking for ways to be offended.

Exactly as paulx put it.

You really need to ASK if WE think YOU were offended??? It obviously didn't offend you, or you wouldn't have to ask.

 

[gamepad]

Tell all your black coworkers about his blatant racism.

 

[RichardE]

post this in P&N and find out 😉

 

[Toasthead]

is this in Sacramento....if so, hes dead on

 

[Atomic Playboy]

He's never heard of the Korean deli in the ghetto stereotype? What a stupid honkey.

 

[yuppiejr]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: paulxcook
Any time you have to ask "is x racist", you probably need to chill out and stop looking for ways to be offended.

that's an insightful statement :thumbsup:

:thumbsup:

 

[sutahz]

Do you want it to be racist?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Birds of the same feather flock together 😉

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: hellokeith
Streets named Martin Luther King Jr Blvd are overwhelmingly in black neighborhoods.

Isn't Chris Rock the one who said "If you find yourself on 'Martin Luther King Boulevard', run!"?

😛

 

[joesmoke]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: ICRS
I told my coworker I shop at a fish store on Franklin Blvd and Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

...

Sacramento, California.

In Sacramento, Franklin and MLK don't intersect

 

[Cuda1447]

Is this in Tampa?

 

[slsmnaz]

I find this thread racist

 

[Oil]

Originally posted by: joesmoke

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: ICRS
I told my coworker I shop at a fish store on Franklin Blvd and Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

...

Sacramento, California.

In Sacramento, Franklin and MLK don't intersect

They do

 

[meltdown75]

his comments are 1% racist...

and 99% clueless.

 

[joesmoke]

Originally posted by: Oil

Originally posted by: joesmoke

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: ICRS
I told my coworker I shop at a fish store on Franklin Blvd and Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

...

Sacramento, California.

In Sacramento, Franklin and MLK don't intersect

They do

Dammit, just checked... hometown pwnage.

 

[Xavier434]

This...

Originally posted by: moshquerade
sometimes the truth sounds racist.

and this...

Originally posted by: paulxcook
Any time you have to ask "is x racist", you probably need to chill out and stop looking for ways to be offended.

On a side note, pretty much every decent sized city has at least one area which could be described like your coworker described that area. He just didn't hesitate to identify it easily in a way most people can relate to instead of being politically correct.

 

[hanoverphist]

Originally posted by: bctbct
Sounds more like a sterotype than racism.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: ICRS
I told my coworker I shop at a fish store on Franklin Blvd and Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

He says "So it isn't run by slopes then"
I say "No, it is run by Asian Americans"
He says "But that is a ghetto ni**er neighborhood"
I say "I don't see any residential around it"
He says "No No, that is were all of the ghetto ni**ers shops are"
I say "Well this shop is run by Asian Americans"
He says "oh, SNAP"

So does his comment sound racist to you?

 

[Jessica69]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: hellokeith
Streets named Martin Luther King Jr Blvd are overwhelmingly in black neighborhoods.

Isn't Chris Rock the one who said "If you find yourself on 'Martin Luther King Boulevard', run!"?

😛

Yes, it was. Interesting, a black man feeding into a racist stereotype.....or maybe it isn't a stereotype after all, is it?

 

[Nerva]

Originally posted by: Jessica69

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: hellokeith
Streets named Martin Luther King Jr Blvd are overwhelmingly in black neighborhoods.

Isn't Chris Rock the one who said "If you find yourself on 'Martin Luther King Boulevard', run!"?

😛

Yes, it was. Interesting, a black man feeding into a racist stereotype.....or maybe it isn't a stereotype after all, is it?

anyone remember that segment on the second episode of The Office?

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: joesmoke

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: ICRS
I told my coworker I shop at a fish store on Franklin Blvd and Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

...

Sacramento, California.

In Sacramento, Franklin and MLK don't intersect

I'd think by now, all of you would know not to question anything I say. Since you are a noob, I'll cut you some slack. But just a hint, the surest way to show you are a fool is to open your mouth. :laugh:

Google Maps

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: joesmoke

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: ICRS
I told my coworker I shop at a fish store on Franklin Blvd and Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

...

Sacramento, California.

In Sacramento, Franklin and MLK don't intersect

I'd think by now, all of you would know not to question anything I say. Since you are a noob, I'll cut you some slack. But just a hint, the surest way to show you are a fool is to open your mouth. :laugh:

Google Maps

I think you just broke one of your own Laws. I suspect the Universe will now implode...nice knowing you all. 🙁🙁